CR SD45 6203 and SD40-2 6494 push hard on an N5B caboose

Name	Type	Comments	Date

TERRENCE ROBLE	General	Nice shot!!!	10/30/2017 9:18:46 PM

Tom Beckett	General	Nice shot of helpers and a cabin too. Look at the PC covered hopper ahead of the buggy-bet you wish you'd gotten that, too!! The helper units changed over time. When I was there in Oct 1984 and again in Feb 1986, they were using ex EL SD 45-2's. Last time I was there, in 2003 or so, NS was using rebuild SD 40's. At one point, CR had a semi dedicated fleet of Altoona assigned SD 40-2's that worked the hill, I think in the 1990's.	10/31/2017 4:03:23 AM

Alan Page	General	Unfortunately, both my railfan buddy and I spent precious little of our expensive slide film on rolling stock in those days. When I was last at the Curve in March, 1981, track 3 was still there and CR was using SD45's, ex-EL SDP45's, older SD40's, and the newer kids in town, the reliable SD40-2's.	11/5/2017 3:55:41 PM

Steve Coraggio	General	Great shot of helpers in action!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	11/9/2017 9:17:04 AM

Alan Page	General	Thanks. Andy took a great shot. The sound must've been fantastic.	11/11/2017 7:24:03 AM

CR SD45 6203 and SD40-2 6494 push hard on an N5B caboose
CR SD45 6203 and SD40-2 6494 push hard on ex-PRR N5B caboose CR 22888 on track 1 of Horseshoe on August 21, 1981. With permission.
Date: 8/21/1981	Location: Altoona, PA	Views: 393	Collection Of: Alan Page
Locomotives: CR 6203(SD45) CR 6494(SD40-2)			Author: Andrew J. Erlichman

Picture Categories: Action		This picture is part of album: Conrail helper pairs at Horseshoe Curve in August, 1981

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